March 1 is deadline for UH Hilo Alumni and Friends scholarship

Applications are currently being accepted for the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni and Friends Association scholarship. The $1,500 scholarship is intended for those pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree program at UH Hilo. The application deadline is March 1, 2013.

Scholarship awardees will receive $1,500 to be applied toward tuition at UH Hilo; the number of awards will be determined by the selection committee based on the availability of funds. Interested undergraduate applicants must be an immediate family member of a UH Hilo alumni. Graduate applicants must have received their baccalaureate degree from UH Hilo.

Since 2004, the UH Hilo Alumni and Friends Association has supported deserving UH Hilo students with alumni scholarships. To date, 25 students have received the award. The UH Hilo Alumni and Friends Association organizes two signature events annually to fund these scholarships: the Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet and the Alumni Scholarship Golf Tournament.